123421 SE Literary & Cultural Studies Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2018W)
The Great War: Literary Representation & Commemoration Culture
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- Anmeldung von Sa 08.09.2018 00:00 bis Di 18.09.2018 23:59
- Abmeldung bis Mi 31.10.2018 23:59
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max. 18 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
14.01.2019 Guest lecture: Prof. Barbara Schaff (Göttingen)
- Donnerstag 11.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Donnerstag 18.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Donnerstag 25.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Donnerstag 08.11. 14:00 - 15:30 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Donnerstag 15.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Donnerstag 22.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Donnerstag 29.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Donnerstag 06.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Donnerstag 13.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Donnerstag 10.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Montag 14.01. 16:30 - 18:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Donnerstag 17.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Donnerstag 24.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Donnerstag 31.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
In English speaking countries you are more likely to come across the term 'the Great War' than 'World War I'. More than a few contemporaries described it - optimistically? naively? - as 'the War to end all Wars', while some scholars still refer to it as 'the literary war', because so many authors were amongst the fighting troops and so many soldiers were involved in one way or another with the penning and/or printing of books. After colonial troops had been fighting on the side of the Allies, the Great War brought about the end of the British Empire, it became the paradigm of modern warfare based on technological combat and produced apocalyptic landscapes that have entered cultural memory in Europe and beyond. In any case, it is no exaggeration to claim that this network of events, inventions, decisions, practices, and cultural representations truly ushered in the 20th century. Hostilities began on 28th July 1914. Hostilities officially stopped 11th November 1919, which put and end to fighting on land, sea and in the air. With a view to the centenary of Armistice Day, this course is dedicated to studying some of the cultural representations (literary and other) of 'the Great War', both by artists who lived through it and by those of following generations. Objects of analysis will include trench poetry, short stories, two full novels, excerpts from a third novel, paintings, photographs, a film, monuments and cultural customs - such as the white feather campaign or poppy day - as well as commemoration ceremonies and an art installation.
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Regular attendance; regular preparation of assigned reading material; active participation in class; active as specialist/in specialist team for one lesson per term; active in peer-feedback loop; one background task (10 FO); final paper.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Attendance:
No more than two lessons may be missed without certified medical reason. If a doctor's note is produced, a third lesson may be missed, but is to be compensated for at the teacher's discretion. If more than three lessons are missed, this results in failing the course.Active participation: 15%
10 Facts On-task handout: 5%
10 Facts On-task presentation: 5%
Specialist task: 35%
Term paper: 40%Points must be collected in all of these areas to pass. The benchmark for passing this course is at 60%.Marks in %:
1 (very good): 90-100%
2 (good): 81-89%
3 (satisfactory): 71-80%
4 (pass): 60-70%
5 (fail): 0-59%The term paper/BA thesis will be marked according to the following categories: form; content; methodology; quality of thesis; language; style.The term paper/BA thesis has to be handed in by email as a .pdf file. The deadline is 15th March 2019.The written work has to be accompanied by a signed and dated anti-plagiarism statement, sent by email as a .pdf file. The written work itself (6500-8000 words for a term paper; 8500-10000 words for a BA thesis) is to be handed in by email as a .doc file.
No more than two lessons may be missed without certified medical reason. If a doctor's note is produced, a third lesson may be missed, but is to be compensated for at the teacher's discretion. If more than three lessons are missed, this results in failing the course.Active participation: 15%
10 Facts On-task handout: 5%
10 Facts On-task presentation: 5%
Specialist task: 35%
Term paper: 40%Points must be collected in all of these areas to pass. The benchmark for passing this course is at 60%.Marks in %:
1 (very good): 90-100%
2 (good): 81-89%
3 (satisfactory): 71-80%
4 (pass): 60-70%
5 (fail): 0-59%The term paper/BA thesis will be marked according to the following categories: form; content; methodology; quality of thesis; language; style.The term paper/BA thesis has to be handed in by email as a .pdf file. The deadline is 15th March 2019.The written work has to be accompanied by a signed and dated anti-plagiarism statement, sent by email as a .pdf file. The written work itself (6500-8000 words for a term paper; 8500-10000 words for a BA thesis) is to be handed in by email as a .doc file.
Prüfungsstoff
There will be no written exam.
Literatur
Books to buy:
The following texts have been ordered for you at Facultas (shop on Campus):- Helen Zenna Smith, Not So Quiet…Stepdaughters of War (1930) [978-0935312829]
- Pat Barker, Regeneration (1991) [978-0141030937]Set texts available as Pdfs:
- Arthur Machen, "The Bowmen" (1914)
- Anne Perry, "Heroes" (2000)
- Mary Borden, "Blind" (1929)
- Joseph Conrad, "The Tale" (1917)
- John Galsworthy, "Told by the Schoolmaster" (1927)Film to watch:
- James Kent, Testament of Youth [2014, based on eponymous novel (1933) by Vera Brittain]Background reading:
Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory (1975) is still an excellent way to get your bearings, and I recommend that your read chapters 2 and 3, which will be made available, like some of the set texts, as pdf files. Margaret Randolph Higonnet and Jane Jenson's edited volume Behind the Lines: Gender and the two World Wars (1987) also contains some useful articles. I recommend chapters 8 and 14. The scholarly texts that will accompany the discussion of the literary set texts and other cultural objects of analysis, will be made available at the beginning of term on Moodle. Although you are going to be able to download the short stories we'll discuss the volume from which they were taken is: Barbara Korte (ed), The Penguin Book of First World War Stories (2007), in case you are interested. YouTube has a "Great War Channel", if you have the time, familiarising yourselves with its videos will help your background knowledge enormously: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+great+war+channel.
The following texts have been ordered for you at Facultas (shop on Campus):- Helen Zenna Smith, Not So Quiet…Stepdaughters of War (1930) [978-0935312829]
- Pat Barker, Regeneration (1991) [978-0141030937]Set texts available as Pdfs:
- Arthur Machen, "The Bowmen" (1914)
- Anne Perry, "Heroes" (2000)
- Mary Borden, "Blind" (1929)
- Joseph Conrad, "The Tale" (1917)
- John Galsworthy, "Told by the Schoolmaster" (1927)Film to watch:
- James Kent, Testament of Youth [2014, based on eponymous novel (1933) by Vera Brittain]Background reading:
Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory (1975) is still an excellent way to get your bearings, and I recommend that your read chapters 2 and 3, which will be made available, like some of the set texts, as pdf files. Margaret Randolph Higonnet and Jane Jenson's edited volume Behind the Lines: Gender and the two World Wars (1987) also contains some useful articles. I recommend chapters 8 and 14. The scholarly texts that will accompany the discussion of the literary set texts and other cultural objects of analysis, will be made available at the beginning of term on Moodle. Although you are going to be able to download the short stories we'll discuss the volume from which they were taken is: Barbara Korte (ed), The Penguin Book of First World War Stories (2007), in case you are interested. YouTube has a "Great War Channel", if you have the time, familiarising yourselves with its videos will help your background knowledge enormously: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+great+war+channel.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Studium: UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-322, BA09.2, 10.2, MA4, MA6, MA7
Lehrinhalt: 12-0388
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-322, BA09.2, 10.2, MA4, MA6, MA7
Lehrinhalt: 12-0388
Letzte Änderung: Mi 09.09.2020 00:22